The emergence of Control Logic abv Conlog.
As Omniflex celebrates 60 years of engineering excellence, we are diving back to the decade where it all began – the 1960s – where bold ideas, hands-on problem solving and transistor-powered disruption were at the forefront of innovation.
The birth of a vision
In 1965, in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, a chemical engineer named John Moshal saw the potential of the transistor. Then it was a brand-new invention, but Moshal saw it was about to change everything. He founded Control Logic Pty Ltd, or CONLOG, to lead this new era of innovation.
Moshal was on a mission to replace bulky wiring intensive, power-hungry mechanical relays with nimble elegant, electronic modules. His secret weapon was an octal-based transistor logic that slashed complexity and boosted maintenance performance in industrial systems.
Engineering with grit
Moshal was joined by Alan Murray soon after, who had a design mind as fearless as the technology they were developing. Together, they began working with local industries – starting with the sugar mills of KwuZulu-Natal – but this was just the start.
Not just suppliers, Moshal and Murray worked closely with customers, taking on mission-critical challenges previously untouched. It was gritty, hands-on, and often under intense pressure – but produced results. The Engineer-to-Engineer mindset became the foundation of Omniflex’s approach.
No templates, no fear
From day one, the company was about listening, designing, tweaking, and delivering exactly what the customer needed even when that meant pushing the limits of what was technically possible at the time.
This flexibility became their hallmark, earning the respect of engineers across sectors, and establishing CONLOG as the go-to team for complex, high-stakes industrial automation.
People power
Moshal believed that great technology is built by great people. One such legend was Sidney, a team member who stayed for 47 years – and somehow knew where everything was. Stories like that aren’t just sentimental – they’re proof of the deep loyalty and shared purpose that still fuels Omniflex today.
A legacy that lasts
Today, under CEO David Celine, Omniflex continues to innovate on a global scale. But those early values of customer closeness, technical bravery, and relentless reliability still guides every product and every partnership. It has stood the test of time, like some of the systems first designed back then still running today.
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